shortcoming
发音
英 [ˈʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ]
美 [ˈʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋ]
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- n.
- 短处，缺点
单词词源
shortcoming 缺点，短处
来自短语 come short,不足的，不够的。引申名词词义缺点，短处。
双语例句
- 1. This compelling book has one main shortcoming .
- 这本引人注目的书有一个主要缺点。
- 2. Unfortunately the short route has a major shortcoming : it is one-way .
- 不幸的是，较短的路线有一个很大的缺点：它是单行道。
- 3. These two experiments have a relatively obvious shortcoming : people who responded more slowly to the e-mail offers could have just been checking their accounts less frequently .
- 这两个实验都有一个明显的瑕疵：有些人反应速度慢，可能并非自身性格使然，而仅仅是因为他们没有及时查看自己的电子邮件。
- 4. Another shortcoming of the imf is the failure to extend itself financially and quickly .
- imf的另一个缺点是未能在财力上迅速壮大自己。
- 5. The book 's main shortcoming , however , is in what it overlooks .
- 然而这本书主要的缺点就是它忽略了一些东西。